GWANGJU, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Gwangcheon Elementary School in the southwestern city of Gwangju was silent on Tuesday as a graduation ceremony took place amid the coronavirus spread. Only 70 graduates were present in each of their classrooms. Parents carrying flowers or juniors singing songs of farewell were nowhere to be seen. Because the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – With a surge in confirmed coronavirus cases across South Korea, universities are holding drive-in graduation ceremonies to keep their students safe. Hongik University, in tandem with telecom giant KT Corp., held a drive-in graduation ceremony at the school’s Seoul campus on Aug. 21, which student representatives, award winners, graduates [...]
BUSAN, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — A local high school replaced its graduation ceremony with a YouTube live broadcast given fears over the spread of the new coronavirus. On Wednesday morning, students and graduates pulled out their cellphones when the school bell rang at Yeongsan High School in Busan’s Haeundae District. They opened up a [...]